The June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal features writing by three residents of the Yale Department of Psychiatry.
Rachel Katz, MD, a fourth-year resident and the journal’s Senior Deputy Editor beginning in July, wrote the editorial, “A Call to Arms: The Role of the Psychiatry Resident in the Current Opioid Epidemic.”
The editorial references the increased number of overdoses and deaths from prescription opiate and heroin abuse across the country, and states that psychiatrists can make an impact through advocacy in their training programs, communities, and medical systems.
Katrina Furey, MD, a third-year resident, wrote the commentary, “Adolescents ‘Dabbing’ with Marijuana: A Novel Mechanism for Smoking Highly Concentrated Tetrahydrocannabinol.”
Dabbing, a method of ingesting highly concentrated doses of marijuana, may be of particular interest to adolescents who experiment with the drug, Furey writes. She fears more users will need to seek emergency medical care as people try dabbing and experience its negative consequences.
Stephanie Ng, MD, a third-year resident, wrote the historical essay, “Opium Use in 19th Century Britain: The Roots of Moralism in Shaping Drug Legislation.”
Ng’s writing traces the history of opium use in 19th century Britain, from the drug’s wide availability in the first half of the century to its eventual restriction.